[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

We also have to be careful about being used by India who wants to burn the candle at both ends. They play footsie with the former Soviets and now with Red China while winking at us and saying, "If you don't give us what we want, we'll jump in bed with them."

That's not a way to secure our interests and democracy and sets up for a very tenuous alliance.

India is either on the side of free markets and democracy, or they are socialist/communist. We should do what we can to foster free trade and democracy (as we have done with Red China), but that's no guarantee that their intentions are in tune with ours.

[Jeff Head]

We have done much more with Red China. They are absolutely and clearly not aligned with our interests, either ideologically, militarily or politically. We are shooting ourselves in the foot by on one hand going overboard with them (IMHO) and on the other, distancing ourselves from, or paying only lip service to, India who at least has the chance to gravitate towards us without tremendous upheavel and change.

I believe we should treat the ChiComms as Reagan did the Soviets...but that's just my opinion.

[coolmumbaiguy80]

With all due respect, you probably have never been to India / Asia and you speak out of total ignorance.
And speaking about Democracy / Free markets you prop a dictatorship / terrorist state ( Pakistan / Saudi / China) to name a few.... an instance of the pot calling the kettle black i think!!!!